Description
Product Usage Information
Western Blotting: 1:1000
Storage
Supplied in 140 mM NaCl, 3 mM KCI, 10 mM sodium phosphate (pH 7.4) dibasic, 2 mM potassium phosphate monobasic, 2 mg/mL BSA, and 50% glycerol. Store at -20°C. Do not aliquot the antibody.
Protocol
Available protocols: Western Blotting
Specificity / Sensitivity
Brd2 (D89B4) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody (Biotinylated) recognizes endogenous levels of total Brd2 protein.
Species Reactivity: Human, Mouse
Source / Purification
Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues surrounding Ala310 of human Brd2 protein.
Background
Brd2 is a highly conserved member of the BET subfamily of bromodomain proteins that contain two tandem N-terminal bromodomains and a single C-terminal extra-terminal (ET) domain (1). In addition to its involvement in guiding the expression of cell cycle genes through its binding to multiple E2Fs (2), Brd2 has been shown to be associated with several regulators of transcription, including TFIID and Swi/Snf complexes (3,4). First identified as a nuclear serine/threonine kinase (2), Brd2, like other bromodomain proteins, is thought to function in mammalian development by regulating chromatin structure and transcription (5). Brd2 has been shown to bind to histone H4 via acetylated Lys12, a substrate of several histone acetyltransferase transcriptional coactivators (6). In mouse, Brd2 has the highest levels of expression during embryogenesis and in the adult testis, ovaries, and brain (3,7,8). Brd2-deficient mouse embryos exhibit delayed development and eventual death due to neural tube closure defects (5). Mutations in the promoter of the gene have been associated with increased susceptibility to juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) (9).
Alternate Names
BRD2; BRD2 intronic transcript 1; BRD2-IT1; bromodomain containing 2; bromodomain-containing 2; Bromodomain-containing protein 2; D6S113E; DKFZp686N0336; female sterile homeotic-related gene 1; FLJ31942; FSH; FSRG1; KIAA9001; NAT; O27.1.1; Really interesting new gene 3 protein; RING3; RNF3
